To onlookers it is often a complete mystery why Christian Scientists do not use drugs or other medicines, or turn to some other material method when in need of healing.
Today there is condemnation from many quarters of what is called the decadence of the western world—its absorption in materiality, especially sensuality, and its neglect of the moral and spiritual.
The real breadth of our Christian love—our genuine compassion, affection, and forgiveness—can be measured more by the number of people we don't love than by the number we do.
